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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for London Borough of Bromley. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
8,409 approved · 2,459 refused · 283 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Feb 2023 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
112B Lennard Road, Beckenham, BR3 1QS
Received 20 Dec 2024150 Green Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 6AY
Received 4 Nov 202499 Ravensbourne Avenue, Bromley, BR2 0AU
Received 28 Mar 202523 Footbury Hill Road, Orpington, BR6 0HP
Received 24 Mar 20253 Chesham Road, Penge, London, SE20 7RH
Received 19 Feb 202531 Prescott Avenue, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1AE
Received 10 Oct 202410 Manor Way, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1NW
Received 14 Oct 202466 Bromley Gardens, Bromley, BR2 0ET
Received 25 Nov 2024Dell Cottage, 2A Rectory Road, Beckenham, BR3 1HW
Received 20 Nov 202414 Manor Way, Bromley, BR2 8ES
Received 19 May 20252 - 4 Lewes Road, Bromley, BR1 2RN
Received 19 Dec 202312 Grice Avenue, Biggin Hill, TN16 3EW
Received 24 Sept 2024165 - 167 High Street, Orpington, BR6 0LW
Received 21 Feb 202440 Downs Hill, Beckenham, BR3 5HB
Received 11 Feb 2025172 Pickhurst Lane, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7JB
Received 22 Mar 2024Street Record, The Glen, Orpington
Received 23 Mar 202320 Heatherbank, Chislehurst, BR7 5RE
Received 17 Jul 202370 Edward Road, Penge, London, SE20 7JR
Received 6 May 20254 Wellands Close, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2AQ
Received 20 May 2025Lindens, Mead Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6AD
Received 22 Oct 2024Land Adjacent To 4, Springfield Walk, Orpington
Received 20 May 2025Marqueen House, 215 High Street, Beckenham, BR3 1BN
Received 22 May 2023Crofton Halls (South), York Rise, Orpington
Received 14 Aug 20232A Homewood Crescent, Chislehurst, BR7 6PS
Received 2 Oct 2024Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for London Borough of Bromley, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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